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The tone in Heart of Darkness, The Road, and The Things They Carried is similar because in all three books the tone is intense and has a hint of darkness.
Mood and Imagery
All three books share a common mood of darkness and hopelessness. At some point all of these books give you a feeling of how fragile life is and how you can't give up the will to keep going. This is truly evident in all of the books. In The Road they had to keep "carrying the fire", in The Things They Carried you have to keep your wits even in the scariest, most horrifying of times, and in Heart of Darkness Marlow faces unspeakable horrors on his journey that questions European morals and civilization itself.
Mood and Imagery (Cont.)
A symbol that comes up in Heart of Darkness is fog. In a way fog is like darkness, it makes it hard to see and distorts your vision. Marlow encounters fog as he goes down the Congo. It represents unknown and unseen danger. After a think fog Marlow and his companions were attacked by natives. Unseen danger might also refer to the danger of Kurtz, the lasting impression that he made on Marlow throughout the years even after he returned to Brussels. Fog makes the mood ominous .
Mood and Imagery (Cont.)
Types of Characters (Cont.)
The protagonists in The Road are the man and the boy. They are more broadly drawn characters considering you don't know their names or a lot about them. They are more symbolic. The father is symbolic of choices that people make in order to protect those you love. He makes decisions based on their health and how much food they have. Throughout the book the father contemplates on killing the boy. There really is no life for the boy on earth, so would it be best to kill him now, or to let him live a life of no hope? The boy is symbolic because he represents the innocence of a child. He doesn't want to hurt anyone and wants to make sure they're still carrying the fire. He feels that it is his job to make sure they don't become bad guys. They are more like the Shakespearean idea of a tragic hero because their travel down the road is hopeless and you know at some point that they are going to die one way or another. An archetype to describe the father would be a "father-figure". Throughout the book he looks out for the boy and puts the boy's interests above himself. An archetype to describe the son would be the "kid growing up". An example would be when he throws away the flute his dad made him.
Types of Characters
The protagonist in Heart of Darkness is Marlow. Marlow is a realistic character. In Part One of the book you learn about how he was interested in travel since his childhood. I can't see him being any different than any other person from his time. Marlow is like the Shakespearean idea of a tragic hero because his degree of curiosity and will to keep traveling deeper into the Congo to meet Kurtz led to the most horrifying moments of his life. It also led to him getting very ill and becoming "unsound" in the eyes of the Company. An archetype to associate with Marlow would be the "defiant-hero". I say "defiant" because he is the hero in the novel, but his goals and what motivates him are different than all of the other ivory-seeking Europeans.
An important symbol in The Road would be the road that the father and son take south. The road represents their hope for survival. It is their only way of retreating from the harsh winter and reaching a place where they can let down their burdens, if only for a little while. They also depend on the road to lead them to places where they can find food and shelter from the weather and bad guys.
Mood and Imagery (Cont.)
These books portray scenes and landscapes in a way that makes you think you are actually there.
Mood and Imagery (Cont.)
A symbol found in The Things They Carried would be the man that O'Brien killed. The way he remembers the man he killed is symbolic of his guilt of carrying out the act of throwing the grenade. The way O'Brien describes the injuries on the man that he killed is symbolic of the brutality of war itself. War is brutal in a sense that you have to kill others in order to keep yourself alive.
Heart of Darkness
The Road
The Things They Carried
Tone (Cont.)
Heart of Darkness and The Road are similar because in Heart of Darkness you are disconnected through embedded text. In The Road you are disconnected throughout the whole book because you never learn the names of characters and most of the background information. For both the syntax is foggy and empty at times.
By being disconnected in The Road this makes the diction empty and dead. The syntax is short and choppy. All of this adds to McCarthy's tone conveying a dead world full of people who are basically the "walking dead".
By being disconnected in Heart of Darkness this makes the diction dark and gives you a sense of impending doom. This helps convey the tone and character Conrad is trying to accomplish because being disconnected makes the book more horrific and intense.
"Not the faintest sound of any kind could be heard. You looked on amazed, and began to suspect yourself of being deaf - then the night came suddenly, and struck you blind as well. About three in the morning some large fish leaped, and the loud splash made me jump as though a gun had been fired. When the sun rose there was a white fog, very warm and clammy, and more blinding than the night. It did not shift or drive; it was just there, standing all around you like something solid."
(Conrad 55)
"He walked out in the gray light and stood and he saw for a brief moment the absolute truth of the world. The cold relentless circling of the intestate earth. Darkness implacable. The blind dogs of the sun in their running. The crushing black vacuum of the universe. And somewhere two hunted animals trembling like ground-foxes in their cover. Borrowed time and borrowed world and borrowed eyes with which to sorrow it."
(McCarthy 130)
"Together we understood what terror was: you're not human anymore. You're a shadow. You slip out of your own skin, like molting, shedding your own history and your own future, leaving behind everything you ever were or wanted to believe in. You know you're about to die. And it's not a movie and you aren't a hero and all you can do is whimper and wait."
(O'Brien 200-201)
Tone (Cont.)
The tone of The Things They Carried is different than Heart of Darkness and The Road because even though it is serious at times, the tone is more lighthearted. You feel connected because it feels as if O'Brien is personally telling the story to you. The syntax he uses is that of everyday conversation. This adds to his tone and character because it is just like comfortable conversation and storytelling.
"Right here, now, as I invent myself, I'm thinking of all I want to tell you about why this book is written as it is."
(O'Brien 171)
You have to carry the fire.
I don't know how to.
Yes you do.
Is it real? The fire?
Yes it is.
Where is it? I don't know where it is.
Yes you do. It's inside you. It was always there. I can see it.
(McCarthy 278-279)
The water shone pacifically: the sky, without a speck, was a benign immensity of unstained light; the very mist on the Essex marsh was like a gauzy and radiant fabric, hung from the wooded rises island, and draping the low shores in diaphanous folds.
" (Conrad 18)
No moon and no stars. It was the purest black you could imagine, Sanders said, the kind of clock-stopping black that God must've had in mind when he sat down to invent blackness.
" (O'Brien 209)
It was more than a year since his death, more than a year since the news came... And, by Jove! the impression was so powerful that for me, too, he seemed to have died only yesterday – nay, this very minute.
" (Conrad 91)
We just have to keep going, the man said. Come on... he slung the tarp of goods up over his shoulder and took the boy's hand and they went on.
" (McCarthy 233-234)
I had already thrown the grenade before telling myself to throw it. It occurred to me then that he was about to die. I wanted to warn him... All I could do was gape at the fact of the young man's body
." (O'Brien 127-128)
Marlow sat cross-legged right aft, leaning against the mizzen-mast. He had sunken cheeks, a yellow complexion, a straight back, and ascetic aspect, and, with his arms dropped, the palms of his hands outwards, resembled an idol
." (Conrad 18).
He sat the boy on the footlocker under the gaslamp and with a plastic comb and a pair of scissors he set about cutting his hair... When he was done he took the towel from around the boy's shoulders and he scooped the golden hair from the floor... He cut his own hair... He trimmed his beard with the scissors while a pan of water heated and then he shaved himself with a plastic safety razor."
(McCarthy 151-152)
Types of Characters (Cont.)
The protagonist in The Things They Carried is Tim O'Brien. He is a realistic character. The character O'Brien is a fictional version of the author. I think that O'Brien matches the traditional definition of a hero more than the Shakespearean definition of a tragic hero because he made it through Vietnam and found a way to cope with his experiences during the war. He could have just as easily ended up like Norman Bowker. While in Vietnam he fought hard for his life and the lives of others even though he didn't think the war was just. He was a hero from the start because he didn't run away to Canada and chose to stay and fight. In a way he is archetypal of young men of his age at the time he was being drafted. They all faced the decision to run away or fight and they all had to decide what they were going to do.
It's time to be blunt. I'm forty-three years old, true, and I am a writer now, and a long time ago I walked through Quang Ngai Province as a foot soldier.
The genre of Heart of Darkness is horror and fiction. The narrative structure is a story within a story (embedded text). By being distanced like this it gives it an ominous, almost lurid feel. The book is linear because the plot throughout the book moves in a straight line. The conflict of the book is if Marlow will remain "civilized" in the eyes of European society as he travels deeper and deeper into "uncivilized" territory. Some turning points in the book would be when the natives attack Marlow's steamer on the Congo and the cruelty that he witnesses in the Company's employees when he first reaches Africa. The climax is when Marlow reaches Kurtz and finds out that he is as "uncivilized" as the Africans. The resolution is when Marlow visits Kurtz's family and his Intended. Marlow also has internal conflicts between himself and his morals. He had internal conflicts with the social norms of his society, of being "civilized" or "uncivilized". The duel narration in Heart of Darkness gives me an ominous feel. It makes the story less reliable, like the narrator could be keeping information from us.
he dreams of men, the seed of commonwealth, the germs of empires.
" (Conrad 19)
Structure (Cont.)
The genre of The Road is science fiction and apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic fiction. The narrative structure is third person because the story isn't being told from the eyes of the man or of the boy. This makes you extremely disconnected because you never know what is going on inside the heads of the man and the boy. The book is linear because the plot moves in a straight line. The major conflict of The Road is to keep carrying the fire and to remain a good guy in a world full of bad guys. Some turning points are when they came upon the house with people in the basement, when they found the bunker, and when they made it to the sea. The climax is the father's death, and the resolution is when the boy goes with the man at the end of the book. The father had an internal conflict over to kill the boy or let him live. They were both pressured by the new social norms of society: cannibalism. The type of narration disconnects you from the novel and allows you to feel the hopelessness of their dark situation.
If only my heart were stone.
" (McCarthy 11)
Structure (Cont.)
The genre of The Things They Carried is fiction. The narrative structure is first person and third person. The first person point of view changes from O'Brien to his friends in his platoon throughout the book. This gives you a chance to connect to each character and know their personalities. The Things They Carried is circular, "
when I take a high leap into the dark and come down thirty years later, I realize it is as Tim trying to save Timmy's life with a story.
"(O'Brien 233). The major conflict is that O'Brien has to learn to deal with his experiences in the Vietnam War. Some turning points would be the draft notice, Norman Bowker's suicide, Kiowa's death, and the times O'Brien got shot. The climax is the death of O'Brien's good friend, Kiowa. The resolution is in "The Lives of the Dead", when O'Brien accepts how the war changed his life and realizes how his experiences made him into the person he is today. O'Brien has internal conflicts over if he should have killed the man or not. In the beginning he has internal conflicts and pressures from society over whether he should go to war or not. The narration in They Things They Carried can be serious at times, but O'Brien ramps up the emotion by painting visual images in your mind of the suspense and action.
Stories are for joining the past to the future. Stories are for those late hours in the night when you can't remember how you got from where you were to where you are. Stories ar for eternity, when memory is erased, when there is nothing to remember except the story.
" (O'Brien 36)
In Heart of Darkness, Conrad was trying to tell the people of his day that evil is not only African, as many people believed, it is also European. Conrad stresses cannibalism, associates African customs with violence and madness, associates the land and people as beast-like, and suggests that traveling in Africa is like traveling backward in time to the earliest, but terrible stages of existence. These features of the story are taken from the ideas of European imperialism and racism that painted an entire continent dark. Europeans were too busy criticizing others to take a good look at themselves. Conrad is mainly concerned with social rules of his time. What one society considers "civil" another society might not. The "European way" of looking at things also comes into contrast with psychological rules. The way Europeans acted towards African natives shows that their morals of basic human rights only apply to themselves.
Theme (Cont.)
In The Road, Cormac McCarthy is addressing the idea of a post-apocalyptic world. In a world where there is no government everyone abandons all morals, and chaos erupts. Many philosophers have had an impact on our Constitution, one man was Thomas Hobbes. He believes that when man is in a state of nature, we are in a state of war and chaos. McCarthy confirmed that philosophy by brutal killings and cannibalism shown inside The Road. McCarthy is concerned with social rules and psychological rules by saying in the absence of government we will ultimately lead to our own downfall. We will no longer worry if we are breaking a "law" or "moral", it is every man for himself. In a world where everyone is against each other, is there even hope for survival?
Theme (Cont.)
In The Things They Carried, O'Brien was telling the people of his day his opinion on the Vietnam War. In the beginning of the book he explained how he opposed an unjust war and that the brave option for him once he got drafted was to run to Canada. He was against the people that wanted him to go and fight because those were usually the people that weren't the ones getting drafted. They were the people staying safe in their homes, far from Vietnam. His ideas were those of many people involved in the counterculture movement of that time, that government shouldn't get involved in a war the people did not want to fight. A famous band that had the same ideas about the Vietnam War as O'Brien would be Black Sabbath. In their song "War Pigs" they call out politicians and government officials, "
Politicians hide themselves away, they only started the war, why should they go out to fight? They leave that role to the poor...
". Along with O'Brien, they show their dislike for the unfairness of the draft. O'Brien is mainly concerned with social rules, how it is unfair to be forced to fight in a war he didn't believe in or think was just.
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Watchdog group Judicial Watch is filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against President Obama's Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The group is requesting "all records" related to aa Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Field Office Juvenile Coordination meeting that took place in February — obtaining such records could shed light onto whether or not the federal government planned major border crisis that occurred this year.
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Following the ERO meeting in February, the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) released a report which claimed that ICE officials blamed lack of consequences for the spike in illegal immigration. The report said, "Both Border Patrol and ICE ERO officers agreed that the lack of deterrence for crossing the US-Mexican border has impacted the rate at which they apprehend UACs. Officers are certain that UACs are aware of the relative lack of consequences they will receive when apprehended at the U.S. border."
The report continued, "UTEP was informed that smugglers of family members of UACs understand that once a UAC is apprehended for illegal entry into the United States, the individual will be re-united with a U.S. based family member pending the disposition of the immigration hearing. This process appears to be exploited by illegal alien smugglers and family members in the United States who wish to reunite with separated children."
There are several indicators that at the beginning of 2014, ICE knew that a border crisis was forthcoming.
In their press release, Judicial Watch noted that shortly before the February ERO meeting, on January 29, ICE posted a job listing online. The agency was looking to hire "escorts" for unaccompanied alien children. Such escorts would be paid to provide "on-demand" transportation services for illegal immigrant minors. The job listing stated, "There will be approximately 65,000 UAC in total: 25% local ground transport, 25% via ICE charter and 50% via commercial air."
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The Cay
By: Manessa and Campbell
Falling action
Phillips heart breaks when he hears the plane slowly flying away. He can't believe that the plane didn't see him or the fire and smoke he just layed in the hut that he built thinking to himself why didn't I die with Timothy. Suddenly he hears a engine of a boat and a vocies saying "it a naked boy and a cat" Phillip rejoyced with happiness. They put him on a boat a was immediatly brought to a hospita center his parents were contacted and were at the hospital within a blink of an eye. Phillip tried to tell everyone what happened to him and Timothy and the island but no one belived him. After a few surgeries to Phillip's eyes he gained his eye sight back. Phillip spent most of his time now hanging out with black people it made him happy, there voices made him think of Timothy and that made him smile :) He promised himself that when he got the chance he would go back to the cay and stand by Timothys grave and say "Dis b'dat outrageous cay, eh, Timothy?"
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonists in The Cay are Timothy and Phillip.The antagonists in the cay are the cay and its obsticles and challenges aganist Phillip and Timothy, and WW2 because of
and the
~German subarines
Exposition and Rising Action
The setting of the book is in Curaco untill Phillip and timothy get stuck in the devils mount on the cay. This was all during world war 2. one of the main events was when phillips ship to Virgina was torrpedoded by the German subbmarins. 2. Timothy and Phillip find the island and start to build shelter. 3. A horrible hurricane accurs on the cay and blows away there shelter. The main conflict in the cay is Phillip and Timothy were traped on a island all alone with no food and water.
Figurative launguge
An example from the text of a metophore is...
"The aircraft seemed to be making a sharp turn. It roared across the cay."( middle of page 130)
An example of an Simile from the text would be... "As Timothy said, it was shaped like a melon." (top pf page 80)
An example from the text of an hyperbole would be....
" The skate is kin to the deadly sea ray." (bottom of apge 85)
Direct and Indirect characterization
An example of Direct characterization is when Phillip first met Timothy. "A huge, very old Negro sitting on the raft near me. He was ugly. His nose was flat and his face was broad; his head was a mass of wiry gray hair." That was Direct because it directly states Timothy as being ugly and black with a flat noise and a head cover with gray hair.
A example of indirect characterization would be when Phillips mom was not nervous at all when she new that the ship was being torpedod by the German submarines.
"Her hands were not shaking"
That tells me that she is not nervous, but the text did not tell me she was not nervous.
After the hurricane, Phillip found his way to Timothy. Timothy asked Phillip "if he be all right, be true' Those were Timothys last words before he died :( Phillip was all alone on an island with stew. Phillip digs a grave for timothy and looks in the direction that he thinks the grave is pointed at and has a small funeral. He hears a small roar from above in the sky, could it be, was it, it was, its a plane. Phillip was filled with happiness and joy he couldn't believe it was a plane he thought to himself how am i going to let them know that i am here? Ohh wait a minute he remembered what Timothy told him how the sea grapes make a great deal of smoke and Phillip had allready started the fire to let the plane know he was there so he thew the sea grape in the fire pile and waited for the plane to get closer but the noise seemed to get farther and farther away.
The Cay was about a boy named Phillip, he lives in curacao with his mother and father. Curacao is being torpedoed by the german submarines during world war 2. His mom is very uneasy about the whole thing. Phillip and his mom end up on a boat to his moms old home town in Virginia. They are torpedoed by the German submarines. Next thing Phillip knows he is on a raft with a huge black man named Timothy and a cat named stew cat, his head is in terrible pain, he's blind, and there on an island hoping and praying they will survive.....
The climax of The Cay is when Phillip heard what he thought was a rifle shot" and Timothy reasures him that it was not a rifle shot is was the crack of the sea and that that sound signaled a hurricane. Timothy was woried about Phillip, but i think its safe to say that Phillip was as worried about him Timothy as Timothy was about Phillip.
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At under 1 hr 30 mins from London by train, Lille is the perfect place to visit for a day trip or a short break. You can spend the morning shopping in the old town, drop into Meert for coffee and waffles, have a hearty plate of moules frites (mussels and chips) for lunch, then pop into the massive Carrefour hypermarket, next to the station, to stock up on fabulous French produce, and still be home in time for dinner and your favourite soap.
There's plenty to do in Lille for longer stays too. Culturally, Lille has lots to offer, with its Gothic churches, 17th century old town and the largest fine-arts museum in France after the Louvre, all within easy walking distance of the station.
Lille is also home to the biggest flea market in Europe, which takes place throughout the town over the first weekend in September. The Braderie de Lille attracts over two million visitors every year, so make sure you book well in advance if you fancy browsing the stands for undiscovered masterpieces and future family heirlooms.
Located just south of the old centre of Lille, the Palais des Beaux-Arts museum is huge, second in size and number of exhibits only to the Louvre. It's also a lot less crowded than the Louvre so, if you want to see fabulous paintings, sculpture and other artworks without having to queue for hours, hop on a train and spend your day here.
Take a friend for free, entrance is around €7 but with your Eurostar ticket you'll get 2 for 1 entry. Look out for the two massive coloured glass lanterns in the lobby – not that you could miss them. Designed by Gaetano Pesce, these chandeliers weigh more than three tonnes apiece and are made from over 12,000 glass panels.
You'll probably come across this church at some point as it's slap bang in the middle of the old town. However, appealing though it is from the outside, it's worth popping in for a visit. Entry is free and the interior is surprisingly light and airy for a gothic church.
This feeling of openness comes from the five equal-height naves, supported by rows of slim pillars which distribute the weight of the building evenly. An important structural measure when building on marshy ground in the days before reinforced concrete foundations. The resulting space is an open, 'market hall' style known as Hallekerque, which is brighter than typical gothic interiors.
The church also houses a good collection of 17th and 18th century paintings by local artists, as well as some stunning stained glass windows at the back.
Wazemmes is a working-class neighbourhood to the southwest of Lille centre, about a 20-minute walk from the Grand Place. The food market takes place every day, except Monday, in a covered building that dates back to 1869.
Open from 8am-8pm Tuesday to Saturday and 8am-3pm on Sundays, it's a good place to go for coffee and a browse and pick up some local specialties. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays the market spills out of the main building and into the square in and around St-Pierre-St-Paul church, and turns into a much bigger, more general market.
You'll still find food and drink, but also clothes, jewellery, bric-a-brac, vintage and second-hand goods. It's one of the biggest markets in France, so prepare yourself for crowds, especially on Sundays.
The impressive 17th century Old Stock Exchange building is one of the best reminders that Lille, and most of Flanders, belonged to the Spanish crown up until 1667.
Built around a cloistered courtyard to protect traders from the elements, the building is made up of 24 individual houses, with an archway on each of the four exterior facades leading into the inner courtyard. The houses have shops on the ground floor and are ornately decorated in a Spanish-influenced style with detailed carving around the windows.
The building is no longer used as a stock exchange and instead the courtyard is now home to a second-hand book market where you can browse old tomes, vintage comic books, maps and posters.
This is the main central square in Lille, and is actually officially called Place du Général de Gaulle, in honour of the former French president who was a native of the town.
There are some great examples of 17th century Flemish buildings around the square, including the Old Stock Exchange. The Grand Place is a good starting point for a visit to the old town, as well as the perfect place to sit and have a drink or food in one of the many restaurants and bars that line the square.
In December the square is taken over by lights, stalls and rides as the Christmas market comes to town and the town Christmas tree is set up next to the big wheel.
Lille cuisine is, not surprisingly, strongly influenced by its proximity to Belgium. Restaurants serving Flemish specialities are known as estaminets and you will generally find hearty, warming dishes on their menus.
Carbonade Flamande - this is a slow cooked beef stew made with dark beer and slices of spice bread. As with most things in Lille, it is usually served with chips and washed down with beer.
Flamiche - this delicious puff pastry tart is a regional speciality made with leeks and cream.
Le Potjevleesch - often shortened to 'le potch'; this is a selection of different cuts of meat and herbs marinated in beer, then potted in jelly. It can be bought directly from butchers, who all have their own recipes, or made at home the day before you want to eat it. Le potch is usually served cold with chips (of course).
Moules frites - mussels and chips are found on most menus in this part of northern France and over the border into Belgium.
Mimolette - also known as 'Boule de Lille'; this semi-hard cow's milk cheese has a distinctive orange colour and a nutty, caramel flavour.
Babelutte de Lille - These chewy caramel sweets are flavoured with honey or brown sugar.
Les Gaufres Meert – waffles in Lille are a different shape than traditional Belgian ones. In Lille you'll find thin, elongated oval waffles, and in Meert they come filled with vanilla and other flavours.
The joy of shopping in Lille is that all the best shopping streets are within a short walk of each other so you won't be exhausted by the end of the day.
The Euralille centre is just next to Lille Europe train station , making it very convenient for last minute shopping before boarding your train home. This big shopping complex has all the main French and international high street brands, such as Zara, Desigual, Levis and New Look. There is also a big Carrefour hypermarket for any grocery shopping you may want to do, and a Sephora for cosmetics and perfumes.
The main streets for boutiques and high-end shops are found around Grand Place and the old town. Head to Rue Esquermoise for design and home decor shops along with some food shops, including the famous Meert. Rue Basse and Rue Bartholomé Masurel, just around the corner, are where you'll find quirky boutiques and food shops. Rue de la Clef is good for the smaller clothes shops and more hipster boutiques. The more upmarket shops are on Rue de la Grande Chaussée, which runs parallel. The main banks and Printemps, the big department store, are on Rue Nationale which runs south west from Grand Place.
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The crypt of Notre Dame de la Treille cathedral houses a wonderful little shop that sells completely sin-free treats – organic body creams and essential oils – all made by hand in monasteries.
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Pâtisserie and chocolaterie Maison Méert is a bit of a Lille institution (and rightly so). Founded in 1761, it sells some 300 delectable specialities, but it's the signature gaufres fourrées – decadent crispy waffles stuffed with vanilla cream – that really put it on the map.
Put a bow-(tie) on it
This small-but-perfectly formed men's concept store showcases a well-curated selection of brightly coloured accessories (think leather goods, ties and socks) from local creative talent.
Oh so bubbly
This elegant store stocks around 60 different types of the sparkling stuff, many from little-known producers, all carefully selected by owner Guillaume from France's four Champagne regions.
Memories lane
Forget keyrings (although you can get them here, too) – this shop in Croix has far more interesting souvenirs, from beautiful Méert notebooks to teasing Ch'ti memorabilia (you know, the language and people of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region).
Say cheese
This cheesemaker extraordinaire has 12 shops in France, including two in Lille, each with hundreds of different and unusual fromages. A gift basket filled with Roquefort, white port, dried figs and a beautiful Poilâne loaf is bound to put you on Santa's 'nice' list.
There's no shortage of amazing food shops in Lille, but the selection below are ones that you won't want to miss.
This place is a 170-year-old Lille institution. There's a restaurant/tea room at the back and a spectacular chocolate shop at the front. Service can be slow and the food is pricey, but worth it for the exquisite décor, just don't go if you're starving.
This patisserie on the corner of rue Masurel will stop you in your tracks. Even if you don't go inside, the selection of macarons in the window will have you entranced. Spoil somebody and bring them back a box, there are 22 sweet flavours and five savoury flavours to choose from, including fois gras, and black or white truffle.
Take the small street directly opposite Meert to find this delightful little cheese shop, or just follow your nose! It's part of a regional chain and has a fantastic selection of cheese to taste and buy. Pick up some local Maroilles to bring home – but be warned, it is pretty pungent.
If you fancy some nice crusty bread to go with your cheese purchases, you'll find this famous bakery a bit further down Rue Esquermoise. They also sell some cakes and sandwiches if you want to eat on the go.
If you just walk past it in the street, this little shop looks like a high end perfume or cosmetics shop. Look a little closer and you'll find the stylish pale wood shelves are stacked high with pots of jam. There are so many different flavours it will make your head spin and you can sample before you buy – bliss!
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Elon Musk Wants To Fuse Artificial Intelligence And Your Brain Together With His New Company Neuralink
Elon Musk is a man who wants to do a myriad of things: he wants autonomous electric cars cruising down streets in the near future, he wants to send people to Mars and our Moon, and he wants to build a substitute to trains that travels blazingly fast. Now, he has another item in his to-do list: to link up your human brain with artificial intelligence.
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Sega makes sure you'll never be bored again while urinating
We love technology that they develop in Japan. Many countries seems to be afraid of change and to try something new but NOT Japan. The entertainment company Sega was in 2011 launching a "Kill-Boredom" solution while urinating. This is mainly only available for men at the moment, but as an innovating country they are, we assume the female version ain't that far behind.
This doesn't come as a shock to us as Japan already already has technology built into their toilets, They are most commonly known for functions like; posterior shower jets and perfume bursts to make you smell nice. A great thing about having Sega install these short games into urinals is to trigger the competitive instinct in humans to actually try to hit that target in the porcelain bowl. This will make sure that the urine ends up in the toilet and not on the floor.
Before you start you will have the option to choose from four different games which Sega has chosen to call "The Toy-Let Games". Each urinal is constructed with a pressure sensor, and a small screen placed at eye level that will display the game itself while you pee, and show you the results. As a bonus, it will also show you the amount of liquid you managed to squeeze out, combined with a tiny static commercial.
Have a look at the video below to see it in action..
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|Alison in front of the Temple of Heaven, Beijing 2010
As we embark on a new 'global' phase of the school with MusickEd.com and Discover, Learn, and Play, we thought we'd take a look back and catch up with a few students to see what they were up to and ask what they remember about their time at DSM.
Alison Goh studied both piano and cello at DSM. It was great to hear from her and see how she has grown - thanks for sharing Alison!
Is there anything in particular that you remember about DSM? Any specific event, or occurrence?
I remember feeling like DSM was more than just a place that I went for music lessons, it also had a good community of teachers that were willing to listen about anything (from issues at school, to sibling fights and even regrettable 90s popstar crushes!). How Mr. Finkel and Mr. Feltner ever put up with that, I might never know. Deepest apologies from my present self.
Tell us what you're doing now and what your plans are for the next year or so.
I currently live in Washington DC working as a Communications Associate at EZGSA, a government consulting firm. After I graduated from college, I taught English to college students in China for a year and upon return to the US, went to Rhode Island to work to elect Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI). Up until three weeks ago I've been living out of a suitcase for a total of 16 months so I plan on staying in DC for a little while. I enjoyed working on the campaign trail a lot and am excited for 2012!
Is music part of your everyday life?
I listen to a lot of music and spend a lot of time discovering new bands, seeing live music, and talking about new artists/tracks/jams/albums. My appreciation and love of music has definitely evolved into finding new music and developing my musical tastes (and spending too much money on concert tickets).
Sadly, my parents have custody of my cello right now, since I moved apartments and countries too often in the past 3 years, so I haven't gotten to play lately.
Thanks Alison and happy travels! Be sure to stop in and say hello if you get back to Dallas - we'd love to see you.
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Welcome to Unity Peace Park!
By Steve Thoren, Unity Peace Park Team leader and Church Lawn Master
The Unity Peace Park provides a restful, reflective and serene environment that is part of Unity of Buffalo's outreach to the community. Unity Peace Park is open to the public and provides a space for relaxation and spiritual upliftment. Featured on the park are a gazebo and labyrinth, an interfaith cross-cultural spiritual resource. We encourage young and old, the abled and the differently abled to come walk the circular path for its healing and inspirational effects.
What is a Labyrinth?
Labyrinths date back thousands of years and have been used by many cultures. During Medieval times, many Christian churches incorporated labyrinths into floor designs. Today garden labyrinths are getting new attention at places of worship, medical centers, conference centers, parks, colleges, even backyards. Basically they are a meditation tool. A good suggestion for walking a labyrinth is as follows:
The entrance is a good place to stop, reflect and set an intention for your spiritual walk. Perhaps you'll have a question that you are seeking guidance about. As you walk, focus on the intention. At the center, you can take as long as you wish, being open and receptive to spiritual guidance. Take time to turn and look in all directions. On the return journey, focus on what you bring from the center.
The important thing to know is that there is no right or wrong way to walk a labyrinth. If you want, you can run or skip or play a flute. You can use a labyrinth in whatever way works for you.
Group Rentals and Weddings…
To make a reservation for the use of our Unity Peace Park by a group or organization, or to schedule a wedding, please contact our Church office (firstname.lastname@example.com or 882-0391). Reasonable rental fees and terms are available.
Labyrinth Bricks…
Sponsoring a brick in our labyrinth is a special way to remember someone who has passed, acknowledge someone important in your life, or just put a message on brick that will bless all those who walk the path. Bricks are $100 each and may be ordered through our church office.
Future Plans…
In the future we plan to collaborate with groups and individuals from the community in a variety of ways. Our event gazebo is ideal for weddings, readings, meetings, classes and small outdoor music concerts. Walking the labyrinth is a fitting way to begin or end ceremonial gatherings. Rest areas, garden spaces, water features and raised beds are being considered. Plans for specific landscape design are ongoing.
Some Special Thank You's…
Many people have contributed to making our Unity Peace Park possible, most especially the members of our congregation that have held this vision and contributed time, talent and treasure. We are also very grateful for grant monies that have been received through our State Senator's office, the City Common Council member's office, and the Riefler Foundation, administered by the Network of Religious Communities. Also a special thanks to the Buffalo Zoo for their donation of over 7,000 bricks to pave our walkway.
A Short History…
Over the years our Unity congregation has consistently held a commitment to staying in the city of Buffalo and working with our friends and neighbors to improve life in the city for everyone. One way this commitment is expressed is through the fulfillment of our vision to take what was at one time, a couple of empty and neglected city lots and turn them into a vibrant green space with park-like amenities and a handicapped-accessible labyrinth at the center. Our intention has been to create a beautiful and useful space for collaborative projects, community events, and family recreation and for individuals seeking a meditative experience in a lovely environment. To this end, the Unity Peace Park was dedicated to Peace in our hearts and in the world on June 2nd, 2012, the day of our grand opening ceremony for the Unity labyrinth. Since that time, we have also celebrated World Labyrinth Day and hosted many events including our annual summer church picnics, weddings, parties, community gatherings and much more! The mission of our Unity Peace Park is to facilitate the joining together of those who seek peace and community, and to be a catalyst for collaboration and mutual enrichment.


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R E C I P E || Show Yourself Some Love this Valentine's Day/
Love is in the air. Valentine's day is quickly approaching and the evidence stretches near and far -- there are heart shaped labels on coffee cups, the sudden appearance of sprinkle covered chocolate hearts, the mention of Valentine's and love notes, the emergence of pink and red all over, and the sudden lovey-dovey vibe that has settled into the atmosphere. I thought I would put my own spin on the day and make something that loves you from the inside out -- The Smoothie of Love! It's pink and vibrant and a glowing picture of love. It'll give you lasting energy for all your fun Saturday activities and can be the perfect start to a wonderful day. Yesterday, I told you that I was glad I'm single for Valentine's Day. But today, I'm glad for another reason. I get to make this amazing recipe come Saturday morning and drink it all by myself!
Berries & Beets Smoothie
// Ingredients //
1 cup frozen red berries (I used strawberries and some raspberries)
1/4 cup thinly sliced raw beet
1/2 banana (I used 1/2 of a frozen one)
1 tbs chia seeds (can also use flax seeds)
2 tbs cashews (or any nut of choice; sub 1 tbs nut butter if you don't have whole nuts on hand)
8 oz. unsweetened almond milk (or dairy of choice)
Optional || 2 tbs hemp protein powder, a tsp of maca powder, a handful of washed kale with stems removed, or anything else that fills your heart with joy
Combine the above ingredients in a blender, blend on high for about 45 seconds, or until well-incorporated. Add more almond milk or water to thin. Add ice or another 1/2 of a frozen banana to thicken. Pour into tall glass and feel the love!
Some of the beautiful benefits of this recipe include ...
Beets | high in vitamins and minerals and a wonderful detoxifying food, beets are a great source of energy. they release sugar slowly and help draw out toxins from your body, supplying you with vitamin A, B, & C, plus magnesium and iron -- just to name a few!
Banana | other than being an amazing source of potassium, bananas are a great source of tryptophan which converts to serotonin in the body, making you feel calm, happy, and relaxed.
Red berries | strawberries are an excellent source of Vitamin C while also being incredible antioxidants, just like raspberries
Cashews | full of amazing nutrients like copper, magnesium, phosphorous, manganese, and zinc, cashews have a lower fat content than other nuts, help maintain a healthy heart, and can build strong muscles
Chia Seeds | probably my favorite and most versatile food, chia seeds contain healthy omega-3s, carbohydrates, protein, fiber, antioxidants, and calcium
+ how do you feel about pink drinks? unexpected pairings in smoothies are the best! have any crazy pairings you love?
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This post is inspired by a video a friend (Reashlin) sent to me (embedded below). In their company it is policy to lock computers when users are away from them, and if a machine is left unlocked it is customary to tell the supervisor in a "friendly" email from the account of the person in who left their machine unlocked.
Knowing this, Reashlin's colleague wrote a C# application that leaves the computer running whatever it was before until the mouse is moved, when it switches to a full screen RickRoll video with the machine locked.
A whole C# application to do this seemed a bit much, so I distilled the whole thing into the following 4 line bash script. The script is quite simple. It simply waits for input from /dev/input/mice then spawns full screen mplayer in the background, and xtrlock in the foreground. xtrlock is a handy little program that captures all keyboard/mice events until the users password is entered, a bit like a transparent xlock. There is an issue with this script if the user is proficient in keyboard short-cuts they might never touch the mouse… but that's something for another day.
If the others at canthack.org try and do this to me again they will be getting a surprise (well not that much; they do read this after all).
#!/bin/bash sudo cat /dev/input/mice | read -n 1 mplayer -fs rick.flv & xtrlock


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Finished the Imagination Project LO for the Pub Calls Challenge. What's that? I'm a day late? Well, cut me some slack people...I'm in the midst of a move! LOL Enjoyed this process considering I've had this paper for eons and finally broke it out to do something with it. This was a photo from last summer at Sea World. We had just finished watching the Shamu show for the first time and Hudson loved it. He loved being in the "splash zone" for the show and thought it was awesome that he got so wet. Less than stellar picture but just loved how he looked so much like a big boy. :) gotta love that kid.
Also, last week I got a fab RAK from my girl Jennifer. Now, this is a girl who has 100% emerged herself into all things scrapping. I kid you not the girl just started like in March? April? Not sure but it's full speed ahead for her. She emailed me in the beginning just asking a few questions on getting started. I immediately referred her to a few of my favorite websites and she just took off. I checked in at 2peas and she jumped in. Introduced herself on the GS board, joined a CJ right away. Starting posting her LO's. And suddenly I'm getting a RAK from her! :) She rocks. I love that she is so enthusiastic about everything.....I love seeing her work in the gallery and I'm just proud that another person has realized how awesome this hobby is.
A big thanks to Jen for my awesome awesome RAK...a cute little lunch box filled with....American Crafts RIBBON! WOOOHOO! It doesn't get much better than this:


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a couple weekends ago we took a field trip to the Hortense Miller Garden in Laguna beach and apparently Hortense was one feisty lady (and I like feisty). she loved to garden, so much so that she requested that her potting area (not her living room or kitchen, mind you) be positioned in the space with the best view on her property. I also am a fan of her approach to gardening: "I just buy something and walk around and look for a place to stick it," she said. "If it doesn't do, I put something else in...I don't like to have to coddle them and beg them and compliment them and urge them to grow." Amen, sister. (although I've been known to lovingly dust off each and every leaf on my fig tree....so I guess there's some coddling going on there)
thanks to Brian for the pics!
I'll post more pictures of the house (a neat mid-century modern) later this week. it was pretty cool.


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Bill Butterworth Track Classic Results
A great day was had by hundreds of Masters, Youth, Open, Collegiate, and Elite athletes at the annual Shocker Track Club, Bill Butterworth Indoor Track Classic! And we are super tired after a 15-hour day of set-up, competition, and clean-up! A BIG thanks to all of the awesome of Officials and Volunteers that helped put on a great meet!
Photos from the STC Combine
Here is a link to photos of this year's STC Track & Field Combine courtesy of Shocker Track Backers … https://shockertrack.smugmug.com/STC-COMBINE/
Road Racing Team Breaks Out at Pumpkin 5K Run
STC Road Racing Team members participated en masse at the Pumpkin Run 5K on the Wichita State University campus Saturday!
Participants and their places were as follows –
Team Co-Director, Emily Maier, was 25th overall, the 1st female finisher, and 1st place winner in the Women's 30-34 category in a time of 20:29.43!
Vicky Aguirre was 49th overall, and 1st place female place winner in the 35-39 category in a time of 22:38.34!
Bob Hornung was 5th overall, and 1st place male winner in the 45-49 category in a time of 18:12.46!
Lee Owens was 26th overall, and 2nd place male in the 45-49 category in a time of 20:36.69!
Sam Owens was 102nd overall, and 4th place male in the 35-39 category in a time of 25:06.92!
Kathy Chambers was 101st overall, and 1st place female in the 40-44 category in a time of 25:05.19!
David Bole was 94th overall, and 3rd place male in the 35-39 category in a time of 24:32.22!
STC Supports Wichita State University Track & Field!
The Shocker Track Club is a proud supporter of Wichita State University Track & Field and Head Coach Steve Rainbolt's amazing fundraising activities! But we need your help to help them!
Here is the flyer for the first ever Bolt 2017 Golf-banquet flyer. This is in conjunction with Coach Rainbolt's Golf Marathon and Scramble on October 30th at Willowbend Golf Club. Thank you for your support!
STC Road Racing Team Unveils Team Jerseys!
The new Shocker Track Club Road Racing Team modeled their new team jerseys earlier this week!
The STC Road Racing Team is for the casual and competitive adult runner that desires to improve their capabilities and performances with goals of competing in various road racing, cross country, and track events. Emerging Elite, and Elite athletes are welcome.
The annual membership fee is $110 and includes: coaching, coaching strategies, strategic practicing, a team competition jersey, shoe purchase discount at team sponsor First Gear Running Company, and a donation to the team foundation to support Road Racing Team Elite athletes.
Contact Team Co-Directors Curt Rierson (email@example.com) or Emily Maier (firstname.lastname@example.com) for more information!
Stephanie Knab Competes in the SeaWheeze Half Marathon
STC Youth Team Director Stephanie Knab competed in her first long distance competition in today's SeaWheeze Half Marathon in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada! Stephanie posted a very respectable time of 2:51:09! Congratulations, Stephanie!
Complete results are here >> RACE RESULTS
Track Stephanie's progress here >> LIVE TRACKING
STC Track and Field Recruiting Combine
The Shocker Track Club will be hosting the first ever Track & Field Recruiting Combine at Friends University on July 16, 2016! This event is for high school and junior college athletes. Check out the new website (STCTrackCombine.com) and follow us on Twitter (@STCTrackCombine). Here is a flyer for the event … 2016 Track Combine flyer
Youth Team Athletes Sign Letters of Intent
Four Shocker Track Club Youth Team athletes signed Letters of Intent during recent signing periods. Garrett Kennedy – Pole Vault (Goddard Eisenhower High), and Davis Bahner – Multis (Wichita Heights High) signed with Wichita State University. Makayla Hollis – Pole Vault and Sprints (Conway Springs High) signed with Friends University. Christian Compton – Pole Vault (Derby High School) signed with Missouri Southern State University.
STC Bill Butterworth Meet Results
Follow this link for results of the 2016 STC Bill Butterworth Indoor Meet held 1/30/16 at Wichita State's Heskett Center … TFRRS RESULTS TXT Results Bill Butterworth 2016-2
Milton, Cottrell win STC Throws Pentathlon
Wichita State junior Jamesia Milton and senior Weston Cottrell won the 2015 STC Throws Pentathlon Saturday at Cessna Stadium on the campus of Wichita State University.
2015 STC Throws Pentathlon Results
Milton and sophomore teammate Kelsey Slawson battled back and forth all day with the final margin being only 82 points (3290-3208). Milton came from behind in the final event (Weight) to pull out the victory.
Cottrell battled with junior Zach Loesch before pulling away in the final event 3407-2755. Master's competitor Rob Bergstrom did very well to end up 3rd with 2651 points.
The winners were presented with the "Rice Krispie Cup" for their efforts.


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Congo: Why the conflict in the Pool region matters
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Wood Mackenzie's sister company, Verisk Maplecroft, examines the latest developments in the Republic of Congo. President Dénis Sassou-Nguesso's contentious election victory in March 2016 has resulted in the return of a low-intensity conflict to the Pool region. The conflict is extremely unlikely to directly impact oil and gas operations. Yet fighting between government forces and the ex-Ninja rebels has lingered on for more than a year, devastating the country's economy, its infrastructure and the morale of its army. The situation is likely to worsen in the coming months, generating indirect implications for oil and gas companies.
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Is there a woman you know who is extraordinary? The Daily Breeze is seeking nominees for the first Women of Distinction Gala, which is designed to recognize extraordinary women who work, live or attend school in the South Bay.
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Oh boy here we go!!! I'm not even listing them all bc some of them I created and never touched again!!!
Spoiler HTML codeAllison - I've loved the name for ages. It's not actually my name, but 99% of my online friends (Kat is the 1% smh) call me Allison and I've started responding to it in public and it's honestly so problematic because one of my students is named Alison.
Milkyway Nightmare - One of my old Toons from TTO, who was a part of the Milkyway Mafia that Roxi started up.
Fawna - Just a deer pun on Fauna. She's also twins with Kat's Flora.
Mikilien - My very first Toon created on TTO. I still remember the exact moment I created her way back in 2008. I was trying to think of a name, and the first words that came into my head were "milk man". My brain combined those two and somehow created Mikilien, and it just stuck.
Temperance - Another one of my favorite names. I used to have a twin of her named Tempe, but I deleted her.
Opal - Name of one of my cats
Casper - Name of another one of my cats, also Opal's brother
Siobhan - Just an Irish name that I really love
Saoirse - ^
Cailin - "Girl" in Irish. Has a twin owned by one of my IRL friends named Buachaill, which means boy in Irish
Miss Chief Managed - I feel like this one is kinda self explanatory LOL
Winter's Embrace - Just another name that came about (thanks Dan) during an I-need-to-be-creative-help-me session
Neverending Summer - Name of a song by Dayplayer
Accidental Light, Pacific Blues, and Almost Idyllic - All song titles from Sleeping At Last
Colorful Mind - Name of a song by Broken Iris...also my failed BAT from this past BAT


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Done. Finished. Washed up. The obituary had been written before. But Nicklaus always answered. In 1980, it was with the U.S. Open and PGA Championship. In 1984, it was his own Memorial Tournament.
Sunday at Augusta National, Jack Nicklaus answered again with his sixth Masters title and his 20th major championship.
He answered with a 7-under-par 65 in the final round, including a 30 on the back side. He answered with birdies at 10, 11, 13, 16 and 17. He answered with an eagle at 15. He answered with a 9-under-par 279 total for a 1-shot victory over Tom Kite (68) and third-round leader Greg Norman (70).
He answered as only Jack Nicklaus can answer, with a victory for the ages.
``The last one,`` Nicklaus said, ``is always the best one.``
And as this probably will be Nicklaus` last one, it is all the more memorable. The sounds booming out of Amen Corner were louder than any Nicklaus had heard or created, louder than when he dueled Johnny Miller and Tom Weiskopf in 1975, louder than when he won the British Open at Turnberry in 1978.
``The sound going from green to tee was deafening,`` Nicklaus said. ``I couldn`t hear a thing.``
It was a classic Golden Bear charge that hadn`t been seen in a decade. He had started the day four shots back at 2 under and wasn`t put on the leaderboards until a birdie at No. 9. That put him at 3 under, but since Seve Ballesteros had just chipped in for an eagle at No. 8 to go to 8 under, Nicklaus was still five shots out of the lead with nine holes to play.


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